purplefox | ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5

General

Target

ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe
Size

3.0MB
MD5

46010dc3c63693bd13321068b79ea4ec
SHA1

96f19f777f3de11323540396bd2120f4cb6cb4ee
SHA256

ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5
SHA512

3d7a4b8ff51e3aad6d7c53c8dae7f26c77970629efea03f723256065e0f12cf2141814f1b92d96a71b4d887bc12a4c3719edf954914a0b88d52f88faab09395e
SSDEEP

49152:8i38LAQX1am6fnVlG4S3oec27uB48ROuiQzVnYixYLR686UYVEQDpwwNZ:+b6fnVlG4SYMaXzxmLjHg

Score

10^/10

purplefox discovery rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 1 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3864-54-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010231000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3864	smss.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\smss.exe	smss.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\smss.exe	smss.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3672-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-29-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-17-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-13-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-11-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-33-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-45-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-42-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-40-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-38-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-36-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-31-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-27-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-25-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-23-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-21-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-19-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-15-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-3-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-2-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-7-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-64-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Fonts\smss.exe	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Fonts\smss.exe	smss.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Fonts\smss.zip	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Fonts\smss.exe	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	smss.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1940	PING.EXE
4164	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1940	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3672	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe
3672	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3864	smss.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3672	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe
3672	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe
3672	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 3864	3672	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe	82
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 3864	3672	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe	82
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 3864	3672	ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe	82
PID 3864 wrote to memory of 4164	3864	smss.exe	83
PID 3864 wrote to memory of 4164	3864	smss.exe	83
PID 3864 wrote to memory of 4164	3864	smss.exe	83
PID 4164 wrote to memory of 1940	4164	cmd.exe	85
PID 4164 wrote to memory of 1940	4164	cmd.exe	85
PID 4164 wrote to memory of 1940	4164	cmd.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ba0aab7261f5ebf0c27fa36f4dd2f9352b75fb844c049c6afeb5bb3540313bc5.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3672
- C:\Windows\Fonts\smss.exe
  C:\Windows\Fonts\\smss.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3864
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Windows\Fonts\smss.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4164
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:1940

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\Fonts\smss.exe

Filesize
2.5MB

MD5
b5254c431920ccb4e80db0391b287249

SHA1
ee1517b0f8940cce9b1a2aa95bce3f5df6ea8d9d

SHA256
ad1c6b58e8f4f14d53f2128f20b4c66280a4835d6172b9a0c6eae10db3d40c6e

SHA512
fff711a3239123e7099f6b151167312b64ce82a846888569b5f8bf8b8cab835546a33220118338f0ed015980f4fd8547302c778ae1e33ca09e88d74f7ee332ad

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memory/3672-31-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-17-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-25-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-23-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-11-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-33-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-45-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-42-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-40-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-38-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-36-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-64-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-29-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-13-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-21-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-19-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-15-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-3-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-2-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-7-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3672-27-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3864-54-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.2MB

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